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Desperate migrants rescued from the sea

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    1 September 2017
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The sea crossing from Libya to Europe has claimed more than 2,000 lives so far this year - as desperate men, women and children crowd on to small boats in the hope of finding a new life.

Explore footage of migrants being saved from the Mediterranean in this 360 video.

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360 image of boat on the Mediterranean

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